Blessings
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Sunday, October 4th, 2026
Call to Worship and Prayer: Matthew 18:1-9
Prelude: "How Great Thou Art"
Hymn, "How Firm A Foundation"
Offering and Doxology
Hymn, "Break Thou the Bread of Life"
Praise and Prayer
Responsive Scripture- Matthew 18:21-35
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I
forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him.
25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into
prison until he could pay the debt.
31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.
33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’
34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
Hymn, "Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"
Special Music: "Sunday Sermons" By Anne Wilson
Sermon: More Red Letters
Hymn, "Near to the Heart of God"
Prayers
Greg, depression and loss
Beverly Powles (Barb’s and Betty’s sister) in the hospital.
Glenda’s cousin Tim is fighting esophageal cancer again.
Kris Auten, breast cancer (P.Donna’s friend)
Jenny Marburger, breast cancer (P.Donna’s friend)
Sidney, heart surgery
Lucy, more tests.
Baby Phoebe, doing better.
Sandy has water in the basement
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Old churches must not simply stand as monuments to the past but as spiritual grandparents that have invested in the future by passing on their life to others and releasing their offspring to form new congregations. ~ unknown
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Percy's Tidbit
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